Travis Scott's Foundation Donates R100 Million to Top Performing Students Graduating College
- Travis Scott has been keeping low-key since the Astroworld festival tragedy that left 10 dead and hundreds injured about over six months ago
- The rapper's foundation has awarded R100 million in scholarships to students from 38 historically black colleges and universities (HBCU)
- Travis also disclosed that the foundation is already looking forward to increasing their work next year
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Travis Scott has helped relieve a portion of the financial burden from college graduates across the country.
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Travis Scott rewards top students
On Tuesday, May 17, Scott's Cactus Jack Foundation announced that it had awarded R100 million in scholarships to students from 38 historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) this year.
People reports that the sum was divided and distributed to 100 students.
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The scholarship is named for Travis Scott's grandfather Waymon Webster, who himself was an HBCU educator at Prairie View A&M University, where he was also a student.
"With Scott's support, the Waymon Webster Scholarship Fund granted KSh 1 million scholarships to seniors who have reached academic excellence (averaging 3.5 or higher GPA) but have faced the all-too-common last-minute challenge of financial adversity in the second semester of their senior year," according to a news release.
"The scholarships will bring 100 students over the finish line, diploma in hand."
This is the second year that Scott has supported HBCUs, the organization said, representing a tenfold increase.
"Our son's name isn't Wolf anymore": Kylie Jenner announces baby's name change
In more entertainment news, Briefly News previously reported that Kylie Jenner has announced that her baby boy will no longer be called Wolf Webster. In February, the 24-year-old reality TV star and her on-off and now on-again boyfriend Travis Scott welcomed their son. The couple also shares four-year-old daughter Stormi Webster.
Jenner's announcement comes after the star gave fans a glimpse of her pregnancy journey in a video titled To Our Son. The video takes fans from when she discovered she was pregnant to when she shared the news with Travis her mother, Kris, until their son's birth.
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